freethinker
noun
a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
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freethinkernouna person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
Example Sentences
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Obedience doesn’t come easily to the freethinking and endearingly eccentric title character in this beautifully observed novel set within linked Anabaptist communities around the Great Plains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
It was only through the work of journalism . . . that he began his long transformation into a proud liberal, outspoken feminist and freethinking agnostic.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2024
He read the works of Black authors and, influenced by his father’s freethinking, embraced his family’s commitment to social justice.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Alaska is a place apart, both physically and in the minds of its many freethinking residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
Unlike Charles, she was not careful to put things back where she got them; the freethinking atmosphere at Maer had not inculcated order into her as the strict atmosphere at the Mount had into Charles.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
